Say It Ain’t So, Don Imus

Don Imus, responding to criticism about racial remarks made Monday on his radio program, said on the air yesterday he was trying to “make a sarcastic point” about unfair treatment of blacks in the criminal justice system - in this case the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones - but had been misunderstood. “What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason,” Imus said yesterday. “I mean, there’s no reason to arrest this kid six times. Maybe he did something once, but everyone does something once.” He called the flurry of criticism surrounding the comments “ridiculous” and said that his program’s cast is now more diverse than ever - and includes a black producer and two black cohosts, a man and a woman. During a conversation Monday about Jones’s run-ins with the law, Imus asked, “What color is he?” Sports announcer Warner Wolf said Jones is “African-American.” Imus responded: “There you go. Now we know.” (AP)

Now think about this, would not you think hard and long about making a screw up after being chastised by the world for your last one?  Many of Imus peers have gone on record that he is NO racist.  After the first one, I could have believed that statement, but after the last one I doubt its validity.  If Imus is not a racist, then he is an arrogant fool that thinks he can say anything he likes and then explain it away.

WABC has said that it is unlikely that Imus will be punished for his latest comment.